“We had a lot of different kinds of people turning out for Hustlers, it was a wider net than I imagined,” Scafaria said. “I think it’s a safe place for people to enjoy something that maybe they wouldn’t enjoy, and maybe they’ll get inspired to go to an actual strip club and support the girls.”

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Though the director is ostensibly in the very early stages of the process, the effort seems earnest. This is promising for those of us who have been chomping at the bit to see rousing duet between Ramona (Lopez) and Destiny (Wu) about the trials of balancing ketamine and MDMA, or an informative tap number outlining Destiny’s grandmother’s (Wai Ching Ho) youthful exploits. No matter how the potential final product shakes out, we hope that Cardi B is available to play... well, just about anyone she wants, including the omniscient narrator.

[Via Entertainment Weekly]